Odds ‘n Sods:

Reader E.L. recommended a series of five instructional videos available on YouTube. They explains the “why and how” of setting up ALICE web gear .

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“FFF” suggested this article over at Backwoods Home magazine’s web site: Ice Storm 2009: A Cautionary Tale

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Mark P. mentioned that 38 years of The Mother Earth News have been archived on CD-ROMs. In my opinion, the first 25 years were the best. OBTW, speaking of references on genuine self-sufficiency, I highly recommend the compendiums of Backwoods Home magazine, in hard copy books and CD-ROM. The Memsahib hopes that Countryside and Small Stock Journal (her favorite magazine) does the same.